Enhanced specific heat capacity of high-temperature molten salt-based nanofluids

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 542-548

  Tiznobaik, Hani ^a   Shin, Donghyun ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar power; Heat transfer fluid; Molten salt; Nanomaterial; Nanoparticle; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; EMBEDDED NANOPARTICLES; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LITHIUM CARBONATES; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MOLAR RATIO; MOLTEN SALT; NANOFLUIDS; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE ADDITION; NEEDLE-LIKE STRUCTURE; SPECIAL STRUCTURE; SPECIFIC SURFACE ENERGY;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EUTECTICS; FLUIDS; FUSED SALTS; HEAT STORAGE; LITHIUM; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NEEDLES; POTASSIUM; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL ENERGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SPECIFIC HEAT;

EID: 84869870986     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.10.062     Document Type: Article

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